(1)(a) The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA), Pub. L. No. 100 203, 101 Stat. 1330, Section 4211 and Subsections (b)(5)(A) through (G), (e)(1) and (2), and f(2)(A) and (B) authorize the Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP).
- (b) 42 CFR 431.10(b)(2)(ii) (2024) authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (department) to make and follow rules in the administration of the Utah State Medicaid Plan that are also binding upon the local contractors that administer the Utah State Medicaid Plan.
- (2) The department uses NATCEP to carry out the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r(5), which specifies requirements for nursing facilities to ensure nurse aides are trained according to federal requirements. The Utah State Medicaid Plan requires that the department administer the NATCEP and Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) to certify and regulate certified nurse aides (CNA) and approve the required training instructions.
KEY: health care facilities
Date of Last Change: May 8, 2025
Notice of Continuation: April 4, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 42 CFR 431.10